Director of Data and Information

Title: Director of Data and Information

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: London salary starting from £106,303 pa or Regional salary starting from £91,556 pa dependant on experience

Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford 

Persona: Agile (20-40% office based p/w) 

Closing Date: 10th September 2025

Interview Dates: W/C 15th September 2025

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

Join our Technology Leadership Team as Director of Data and Information 

We are seeking a strategic and visionary leader to join our Technology team as the Director of Data and Information. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of data and information at L&Q, ensuring we have high-quality, trusted datasets and a clear framework for data governance. 

As the Director of Data and Information, you will provide senior leadership for how data and information is governed and managed. You will lead a multidisciplinary Data and Information function, spanning governance, design, analytics, and assurance. Most importantly, you will contribute directly to our Transformation & Change North Star by supporting the delivery of our Data & Information objective to “Transform data operations and governance to enable a data and insights driven organisation”, and ensuring this aligns to our wider Technology objective to “Deliver a new technology stack that is cheaper and simpler to maintain and sustain, and supports the delivery of reliable, repeatable and consistent services”. 

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!

Your impact in the role:

Lead and Inspire: Provide strategic direction and leadership to a multidisciplinary team, embedding L&Q’s values and fostering a culture of collaboration, development, and data-informed decision-making. 

Drive Strategic Transformation: Own and maintain the organisation’s Data and Information approach, aligned to our Transformation and Change priorities. You will set and enforce the strategic direction for data governance, quality, modelling, and business intelligence platforms. 

Deliver Operational Excellence: Ensure the organisation has a pragmatic and workable data and information framework, with robust KPI and PI methodologies and reporting capabilities. You will ensure all data used in reporting and decision-making is high-quality and aligned with regulatory standards. 

Collaborate Across the Organisation: Work closely with senior leaders and governance groups to identify strategic data priorities and ensure that all data owners and consumers align with enterprise data governance standards. You will promote data literacy across the organisation through tools, training, and engagement. 

Own Financial and Risk Management: Manage budgets, identify cost-saving opportunities, and lead compliance and risk strategies to ensure audit-readiness and regulatory alignment. 

What you'll bring:

• Demonstrates experience leading cross-functional data teams and setting enterprise-level data and information strategies. 
• Has a deep understanding of data governance and data quality management principles, including metadata, lineage, stewardship, and regulatory compliance. 
• Experience of overseeing data models, warehouses, and architecture frameworks, ensuring scalability and interoperability. 
• Strong relationship management and influencing skills at senior leadership level. 
• The ability to define and manage service lines, such as insight delivery and standard reporting. 

We look forward to reviewing your application, and hearing about the genuine experiences and skills you could bring to our organisation. L&Q reserve the right to not accept statements that exceed 500 words.

About L&Q:

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read more.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email [email protected]

At L&Q, sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!